Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-04-03 at 08:02

HEADLINES
Iranian missiles wound 79-year-old in Kiryat Ata
US air power could shape Iran war
IDF to isolate southern Lebanon residents warned

The time is now 8:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Direct Israel-Iran Clashes, emergency services report a 79-year-old man was lightly wounded by debris from Iranian cluster missiles in Kiryat Ata on Friday morning. He was treated on site by Magen David Adom medics and then transported to Rambam Hospital with his condition listed as mild. Across the Haifa area, emergency services say 11 sites of shrapnel are being investigated and damage was reported to several buildings and vehicles. An earlier impact in Haifa’s industrial zone damaged Bazan refinery infrastructure and caused localized power disruptions, though no casualties were reported. The Israeli military has signaled it may issue new draft orders and extend reserve service to nine weeks as the conflict continues. In a related claim, Kuwait’s electricity and water ministry said Iran attacked a power plant and a desalination plant on Kuwaiti soil, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guards condemned the attack and attributed it to Israel, a claim Israel has not acknowledged.

In US Military Role, Lazar Berman’s wartime special examines more than a century of strategic bombing to illuminate what such history implies for US and Israeli aims in a potential Iran war. The piece argues that the United States and Israel are pursuing the goal of significantly weakening Iran from the air, and perhaps even bringing down the regime, a line of thinking echoed in past campaigns where air power shaped the course of conflict.

In Regional Impacts, Ben Gurion Airport outbound flight capacity will rise from 50 to 70 passengers starting Sunday, with up to 20 additional seats available for humanitarian cases, partially rolling back recent restrictions. In Netanya, a man described as a street dweller was found unconscious in a shelter; emergency medics pronounced him dead at the scene after attempts to revive him.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Hezbollah’s Radwan Force operatives captured by the IDF report morale at a low point, saying they are being sent to die and that fighting has worn them down after a year and a half of war, with officials saying the stated aim is to avenge Ali Khamenei. North regional leaders are calling to disarm Hezbollah of its weapons. Hezbollah has fired in multiple directions, with sirens heard in Safed as well as in other northern communities. The IDF is preparing to isolate southern Lebanon, with warnings issued to residents. Iran-backed Iraqi terrorists recorded themselves in Azadi Square in Tehran, illustrating the broader regional dimension of the conflict.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, Germany has banned an anti-Israel vigil at the Buchenwald memorial, an event planned for April 12 to mark the 81st anniversary of Buchenwald’s liberation by US troops.

In Israeli Economy and Business, Arab outlets report that the idea of an oil pipeline to Israel is not practical due to opposition from a competing US ally. A transit specialist notes that while reopening the Hormuz corridor will take time and carry costs, there is at least one significant development on the horizon. Separately, a Maltese-flagged container ship named Kribi, owned by CMA CGM and declaring French ownership, passed through the Strait of Hormuz using an Iranian-approved route described as the Tehran Toll Booth. The vessel was near Muscat, Oman, and continued to broadcast its French ownership, marking one of the few European transits through the strait in recent months as shipping lines adapt to the evolving security environment.

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I'm Noa Levi. Stay safe and informed.
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